18 Questions
What is the role of mRNA in translation?
Carrying the genetic information for protein synthesis
Which component is responsible for the synthesis of proteins during translation?
Ribosome
What is the role of tRNA during translation?
Adding amino acids to the growing chain
What are codons in the context of translation?
Three-letter combinations of nucleotides that code for amino acids or stop signals
Which stage of translation involves adding each corresponding amino acid to the growing protein chain?
Elongation
What signifies the end of translation process in a ribosome?
Stop codon
What process involves the decoding of the mRNA sequence to specify the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide?
Translation
Which codon acts as a start codon to signal the beginning of translation?
AUG
How many possible codons exist, even though there are only 20 different amino acids commonly found in proteins?
64
Which of the following amino acids can be specified by more than one codon?
Arginine
What is the process called when the DNA sequence of a gene is copied to make an RNA molecule?
Transcription
"UAA", "UGA", and "UAG" act as which type of codons during translation?
Stop codons
What is the primary function of tRNA molecules during translation?
Recognizing codons on mRNA
Which type of cell division results in genetically identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
What is the significance of meiosis in sexual reproduction?
It produces four haploid gamete cells
What is the starting chromosome count in a parent cell undergoing meiosis?
Diploid
What is the final chromosome count in daughter cells after meiosis?
Half the parent cell count
Which process involves one round of DNA replication followed by two cycles of nuclear division?
Meiosis
Explore the process of translation where proteins are synthesized from messenger RNA (mRNA) using the genetic code to convert mRNA sequences into amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Learn about codons and amino acids in this quiz.
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